Combination liquid-soap dispenser and towel rack



April 27 1926.

W. F. FINDLEY COMBINATION LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER AND TOWEL RACK Filed Jan. 29, 1923 INVENIOR: Wlzzam 1.7 1216% v A TTORNEY.

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WILLIAM F. FINDLEY, OF LOS 'ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

'ooMBINArI'oN LIQUID-SOAP DISPENSER AND TOWEL RACK.

Application filed January 29, 1923. Serial No. 615,513.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l/VILLIAM F. FINDLE-Y, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, has invented new and useful improvements in Combination Liquid Soap Dispensers and Towel Racks, of which thefoll-owing is a specification.

My invention is a combination liquid soap dispenser and towel rack and the main object thereof is to provide a device of'this eharact'er which will be simple in construction, inexpensive efficient in operation 'and.'easy to assemble or take apart for recharging or repairs.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter, and while I show herewith and will describe a preferred form of construc tion, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit my invention to such preferred form, but that various changes and adaptations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention as hereinafter claimed.

' -My objects are attained "by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section of my invention taken on line 22 of Fig. 3. I

' Fig. 3 is a transverse-vertical section taken i on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the towel gripper.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing 1 indicates a casing, preferably cylindrical in shape, but may be any other suitable shape, one end of which casing is open and the other end is closed by an end wall-2-provide'd with a central opening 3 which has an internal thread 41. An elongated cylindrical liquid soap reservoirs eX- tends axially through the casing 1 and one end thereof extends through the io p e'iiiilg 3 "and has an external thread '6 which engages the thread 4 in said opening. 'Sfaidend of said reservoir has also an internal thread 7 and a'plug'8 is serew'se'ated in-said end, "said plug having an external thread e ehgagin said thread 7, there being an airduct 10 extending through said plug downwardly from the atmosphere through one side thereof and at rightangles into the end of the reservoir 5. On the other end of said reservoir is an external thread 11. A disk 12 is provided with a central opening 13 provided with an internal thread 14 which engages this thread 11 and said disk has an annular external flange 15 at its periphery, which disk and flange fit in the open end of the casing 1. Said latter end of said reservoir has an internal thread-16 and the inner end 17 of a push valve 1-8 'fits in said end of said resei= voir, said end 17 having an external thread said reservoir. Said valve is standardwith the exceptionof the inner threaded end 17 and the closure 20 on the inner end of the valverod 21, which closure normally closes the inner end of the valve duct 22 under the tension of the spring 23 mounted in the easing 24 of the valve and hearing at one end against the push button 25 which is secured to the forward endof said rod 21. On the reservoir 5 within the casing and near the ends respectively of said reservoir are cylindrical bearings 26 and 27 on which a long sheet of paper towel 28 is wound in a roll 29, the for'wardend of said towel projecting forwardly from said roll out through a longitudinal 'slot 30 in the forward part of the wall of casing 1. A towel gripper 31 comprises a single piece of wire 32 bent in the form of a straight longitudinal gripping member 33, a pair of arms 34 and 35 extending downwardly at right angles from the ends "of "Stud gripping member, a p'a1r arms and 37 parallel 'to and under said arms 36 weekend the outer end of arm 38 is bent outwardly to one side at 40 p and the arm 39 is bent upwardly at 4 1 from the outer end of arm 39 and outwardly suitable formation 111th a crank arm =12, on the extremity of which-crank arni'is secured a handle 42*. The griper 31 'is i' hoa t'ed withih the forward part of the casing 1, the end extending through an opening 43 in the lower part of the front wall of the casing and forming a pivot tor said end of the gripper, and the crank arm extending through an opening l-l in the lower forward part of the end wall 2 of the casing and forming a pivot for the other end of the gripper, thus positioning the gripper so that the gripping member 38 grips the advanced portion of the paper towel 2S behind the upper edge of the slot- 30. A spring is formed with two coils l(3-16, which surround the arm 38, and with a V-shaped member -17 extending from one end of said coils and engaging the rear side of arm 36, while the other ends atS-1S of said coils engage the inside of the casing 1 below the arm 38. A spring is formed with two coils Si-51 which surround the arm 39, and with a V-shaped member 52 extending from one end of said coils and en gaging the rear side of the arm 37, while the other ends 53-53 0t said coils engage the inside of the casing 1 below said arm 39. The springs and 50 normally hold the gripper in position with its gripping member 33 gripping the advanced portion of the paper towel against the inside of the casing just above the slot 30 with slight tension to prevent the towel from unwinding tooeasily, but to allow the towel to be unwoune, and drawn out of the casing with a little tension by the user. A pair of lugs -55 are cut upwardly and forwardly in the rear and upper walls of the casing 1 and bent upwardly vertically from said rear wall and are provided with apertures 56-56 in their outer ends for securing said lugs against the wall or a board which ma be secured to the wall, whereby the device is mounted in a suitable position on the wall. The upper edge of slot 30 is sharpened on the inside so that the paper towel may be severed on said edge. I he lower side of the slot 30 is curved downwardly between the end portions of the slot so that the lingers of the user may be inserted through the slot to wind the towel back on the roll when too much of the towel is unwound. The flange 15 is provided with notches 61 into which ones fingers or a tool may be inserted to turn the reservoir 5 to cause the thread 6 on the closed end thereof to engage or disengage the thread 4; in the end wall Q of: the casing 1 in order to secure the reservoir or liquid soap dispenser in the casing 1, or to remove said reservoir or dispenser from said container, said reservoir being adapted to be inserted or removed through the towel roll bearings 26 and 27.

In operation liquid soap may be dispensed from the reservoir 5 for washing through the valve 18 by pressingvthe button 25 inwardly. The forward portion of the paper towel 28 may be drawntrom the roll 29 against the slight tension of gripper 31 and Severed along the edge 60 for use, the bearings 26 and 27 turning on the reservoir 5 to allow unwinding of the towel from said roll. l3 turning the handle 12 backwards the gripper 31 is swung out of operation so that the lorward part of the towel may be inserted under the gripper or the towel drawn freely through the slot 30.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In combination, a towel container, a towel wound in a roll within said container. one end. of said container having a threaded opening, the other end of said container be ing open, a liquid soap dispenser extending through said container and said towel roll, a thread on one end o'lt' said dispenser engaging the thread in said opening, and a disl: on the other end of said dispenser ii?- ting in the open end of said container.

In combination. a towel container, a towel wound in roll within said container, one end of said container having a threaded opening, the other end of said container being open, a liquid soap dispenser extending through said container and said towel roll, a thread on one end of said dispenser engaging the thread in said opening, and a flanged dish on the other end of said reservoir fitting in the open end of said container, the flange of said disk having notches in the outer edge thereof.

3. In combination, a towel container provided with a towel slot, a towel wound in a roll within said container and extending through said slot, and a spring gripper mounted within said container for gripping the towel against the inside of said container, and means tor disengaging said gripper from the towel.

4. In combination. a towel container provided with av towel slot, a towel wound in a roll within said container and extending through said slot. :1 spring gripper mounted within said container for gripping the towel against the inside 01" the container adjacent said slot, a part of said gripper extending through the wall of said container, and a handle on said part outside said container for swinging said gripper out o l gripp n lf position.

In combination, a towel container pro vided with a. towel slot, a towel wound in a roll within said container and extending through said slot and a gripper mounted within said container comprising a single piece of wire bent to form a gripping member 3-3, a pair of arms 34; and 35 ("*iQlltlillj." downwardly at right angles from d gripping member. a pai olf arms 36 and 3? er;- tending inwardlv from the lower ends rcspectivelv of said arms 34- and 2; I a pair -5 l' arms 38 and 39 extending outwardly from and below and parallel to arms 3t? and 32' IQSPECilVelJJ. and acrank arm -12, and a pair of springs 45 and 50 coiled respectively around arms 88 and 39 and enga ing respectively the arms 36 and 37, the front Wall 01'' the container having an aperture to receive the end of arm 38 which is bent a 'ainst the outside of said Wall, the end Wall of the container having an opening through Which the crank arm 42 extends, said springs engaging the inside ofthe container and normally holding the gripper 'Withthe member 10 gripping the towel against the inside of the container adjacent said slot. January 18, 1923,

WILLIAM F. FINDLEY. 

